Both Iraq and Kurdish Peshmerga forces have claimed a rare victory over ISIS this morning, the first in many months of setbacks and collapses. According to both, the Iraqi flag flies once more over the Mosul Dam ... for a better deal than their current ...

Resentment of the extremists has been stronger in Ramadi, but some residents worry about the cost of dislodging the Islamic State, also known as ISIS ... to retake Ramadi has been boosted by a victory in northern …

ISIS News Update: Kurds Retake Iraqi Town On Islamic State Supply Route From Syria To Mosul

Zumar is located west of the Mosul Dam ... Kurdish and coalition two-part strategy to poke holes in the militant group’s supply lines between Iraq and Syria and to retake Mosul, the largest and first ISIS stronghold in Iraq. Based in Zumar, Kurdish ...

Peshmerga fighters, backed by US air strikes, are pushing to reverse gains by IS insurgents who have overrun much of the country's north. Despite earlier reports suggesting the dam was "liberated completely", Kurdish forces ... as well as Mosul Dam ...

Kurdish forces backed by intensifying US air strikes were close to encircling the strategic Mosul dam as they bid to retake it from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as Isis ... has advanced along with peshmerga forces,” said Mr Hikmet.

Financial Times •
4 years ago

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/599b562e-25f8-11e4-9bca-00144feabdc0.html

Iraq crisis: Mosul dam 'retaken' by Iraqi and Kurdish forces

The US has conducted its most concerted bombing campaign yet over northern Iraq to drive Isis forces back in a bid to help Kurdish and Iraqi forces try to retake the Mosul dam. American warplanes ... that the militants would blow it up have been overstated.

Despite earlier reports suggesting the dam was "liberated completely", Kurdish forces ... to help retake control of the dam, which it said was consistent with his goal of protecting US citizens in the country. "The failure of the Mosul Dam could threaten ...

U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Battle to Retake Iraq's Mosul Dam From ISIS

U.S. fighter planes pounded targets in northern Iraq as a joint military operation kicked off to retake the country's ... offering air cover to Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting to regain control of the Mosul Dam. ISIS fighters seized the dam on the ...

AINA •
4 years ago

http://www.aina.org/news/20140816140209.htm

Why Iraq Is So Desperate to Retake Mosul Dam From ISIS

Kurdish forces ... dam in the world.” The dam is built on an unstable bed of sand, slit and clay and requires daily grouting just to hold back the water. “Iraq alone cannot deal with this. The Mosul dam is in a critical situation with ISIS in control ...

Time •
4 years ago

http://time.com/3126423/iraq-isis-mosul-dam-airstrikes/

Kurdish Forces Retake Mosul Dam, Deal Blow To …

Kurdish forces have retaken Mosul Dam, which is a major supplier of water and electricity to Northern Iraq, with the help of U.S. airstrikes. Follow Zach ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fAHDoqDWhY

Kurdish Forces Retake Mosul Dam, Deal Blow To ISIS …

Kurdish Forces Retake Mosul Dam, Deal Blow To ISIS ... Kurdish forces have retaken Mosul Dam, which is a major supplier of water and electricity to Northern Iraq, ...